Trying to write a children's song...and needing ideas for what people call their grandparents - other languages work as well! Any help appreciated!
2007-09-07 07:15:57 · 19 answers · asked by Delay 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In Swahili we call grandma Sho Sho ( sounds like show show)
I know in Arabic grandma is call Ta Ta ( sounds like Tay ta)
In Italian grandma is nonna (sounds like know na)
in italian grandpa is ( nonno) ( sounds like know know)
In Spanish Grandma abuelita and grandpa is abuelito
I've heard of kids calling their grandmas mee maw and grandpa pops
2007-09-07 07:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by kenyanamerican 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok here are some in English:
grams
grandma
grandmama
grannana
granmom
granmi
Now in Spanish:
abuela
abuelita
abuela mia my little grandmom
abuelita linda my beautiful little grandmother
abuelita chula my cute lovey grandmother
All these in Spanish are for grandmother such as the first one abuela. The 2nd,3rd,are used today and the last 2 are from the past. Now that does not mean that the last 2 are not used today, it is that not many people use them now, well my grandchildren call me abuelita linda, and because I have a round face with cheeks to pinch they call me abuelita cachetona which is little grandmother with big cheeks. That is another one to use also. I have cheeks, so of the 6 grandchildren I have the 4 boys love to pull my cheeks. Another is abuelita de piquito which is grandmother with the peak because of the shape that the top lip has.
Little is not used because if the grandmother is short it is used to express the feeling of love that one has for the granmother.
2007-09-07 07:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, Gigi (Jee-jee), Granny, Gramps, Oma, Opa, Babushka.
2007-09-07 08:30:18 · answer #3 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nana/Gjyshe=Albanian
Nonna=Italian
Abuela=Spanish
2007-09-07 07:23:31 · answer #4 · answered by Ajlina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Urdu, paternal grandparents are Dada and Dadi. Maternal grandparents are Nana and Nani.
2007-09-07 07:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gran, Granny, Nan, Nanna, Mimo, Grandma, Grandmother (if you're being formal)
That's about all I've got...
2007-09-07 07:18:58 · answer #6 · answered by allusian_fields 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exgranny
2016-11-15 04:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by proto 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grammy, Gram, nanny, nana, nonny, meme, grandmama, madea. That's about all I can think of in english. I don' t know any other languages
2007-09-07 07:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by blazergirl1128 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok, so I've always called my gramma 'Vita' and my grampa 'Vito' because for some reason when I was small, whenever I would try to say 'abuelita' or 'abuelito', 'vita' and 'vito' came out. Being the first grandkid, the name stuck and now even all my buddies who know my grandparents call them 'vita' and 'vito'! (pronounced: VEE-tah and VEE-toh)
2007-09-07 08:15:33 · answer #9 · answered by prazegrl7 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have 15 grandkids, one of which is Turkish...in Turkey Grandma is Buke Anie (pronounced buke anee) but he calls me Bukie I love his version. He even has one of the others calling me that too
2007-09-07 07:27:39 · answer #10 · answered by CJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋